Category: Examiner News
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Roosevelt reaffirms its stance
Board finds yeshiva operating unapproved dorm in a residential zone after appeal BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer ROOSEVELT — The borough’s Planning Board has reaffirmed a decision that 28 Homestead Lane is being used as a dormitory, not in accordance with zoning regulations. The Planning Board finished hearing an appeal by Congregation Yeshiva Me’on Hatorah…
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Volunteers look out for the isolated elderly
BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer For Phil Zipser, it is the friendships that have kept him visiting nursing homes for the past 13 years. Zipser, a Monroe Township, Middlesex County, resident, spends several hours every week at a long-term facility in Manalapan, trying to reach as many residents as he can in whatever way he…
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Memories of Clarksburg Inn
1925 photo of the Clarksburg Inn in Millstone, which burned July 30. MILLSTONE — Since 1834, the Clarksburg Inn served as the hub of the community. On July 30, the tavern-restaurant caught fire and burned. Many local residents hope to see the establishment rebuilt and reopen, as many have fond memories of the venerable inn.…
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Millstone board hears contaminated soil issue
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer MILLSTONE — After two and a half hours of testimony, the Zoning Board of Adjustment unanimously denied a soil removal permit to Paramount Marinas at the July 29 meeting. However, between 55,00 and 58,000 cubic yards of contaminated soil had already been moved to an adjacent 14.4-acre lot from neighboring…
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Opinions differ on need for immigration checks
Monmouth sheriff gains OK to examine status of individuals in jail BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Some Monmouth County sheriff’s officers will soon have new responsibilities — checking the immigration status of individuals being held at the Monmouth County jail, Freehold Township. A group of sheriff’s officers will undergo training that will enable them…
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Rutgers study: Plates reveal gamblers visiting adjacent states
When Dr. Karyn Malinowski wanted to know where the New Jersey gamblers were going, she counted license plates. Unlike the game that parents have their vacation-weary children play on car trips, Malinowski, director of the Rutgers University Equine Science Center, was engaged in a study she released July 28 through the Hall Institute for Public…
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Wireless co. gets OK for antennas
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — MetroPCS is building out its cell phone network in central New Jersey, and received preliminary and final approval at the July 28 Planning Board meeting to locate antennas on two existing towers. Michael Beck, the applicant’s attorney, said that his client is a cell phone company like…
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‘Vampire Diaries’ to give Marlboro native star turn
Paul Wesley prepares for show’s Sept. debut BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer You never know what to expect as an actor, but Marlboro native Paul Wesley can expect to have audiences watching him on the CW’s “The Vampire Diaries” on Thursdays this fall. Paul Wesley Wesley, 27, was on location in Atlanta, Ga., when he…
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Fire ravages historic Clarksburg Inn
Owners plan to rebuild and reopen BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer An early-morning July 30 fire damaged the Clarksburg Inn in Millstone, but the owners plan to rebuild and reopen the catering hall/bar area for business in the near future. Millstone Township firefighters attend to the scene of a fire at the Clarksburg Inn in…
